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. >>> the taliban is claiming claiming responsibility for the assassination of the half brother of the president of afghanistan, karzai. he was shot by someone he considered close and trust worthy. officials say the assassin went to the home to get papers signed and shot karzai three times while signing those papers. security guards then shot the gun man. the younger karzai was considered an ally of the us who seemed to have no problems going after the taliban but was also controversial for his ties to drug lords. what is being called the biggest case of landlord neglect in the city's history, a story ktvu has been following for month, people living with broken bathroom fixtures, mold and roaches, in buildings owned by gardner, who says they aren't paying rent. >> if i make a mistake, okay, i try my best. i'm a human being. >> now, oakland city attorneys has stepped in. she has been asked to pay an $80,000 fine and the building she owns will be put up for sale. she will never again be able to own a multiunit building in the city. as for the residents, no one will pay rent until all rep
. >>> the taliban is claiming claiming responsibility for the assassination of the half brother of the president of afghanistan, karzai. he was shot by someone he considered close and trust worthy. officials say the assassin went to the home to get papers signed and shot karzai three times while signing those papers. security guards then shot the gun man. the younger karzai was considered an ally of the us who seemed to have no problems going after the taliban but was also...
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officials say pakistan has not lived up to pledges to uproot and disband taliban militia. tensions between the two countries increased since navy seals killed osama bin laden in may in pakistan. >>> prince william and kate are comfortably back on british soil. they wrapped up their first official trip overseas since getting married. the duke and duchess of cambridge dazzled enthusiastic crowds at every stop in canada and in los angeles. the fully enjoy the trip and are hoping to return someday. >> i heard that they went home commercial. >> what? ipods they would be like broil -- i thought they would be like royal [unintelligible] >>>>> this camera is in ijamsville maryland. not very hazy, but it is hot and sticky. something must be going on over at the football field. 88 degrees right now in stafford. when you factor in the humidity, it feels like 102. if 92 in woodbrige, feels like 101. chevy chase 92, feels like 99. martinsburg, 91, feels like 101. temperatures in the mid 90's this afternoon. 91 degrees in culpeper, 88 in southern maryland. when you factor in the humidit
officials say pakistan has not lived up to pledges to uproot and disband taliban militia. tensions between the two countries increased since navy seals killed osama bin laden in may in pakistan. >>> prince william and kate are comfortably back on british soil. they wrapped up their first official trip overseas since getting married. the duke and duchess of cambridge dazzled enthusiastic crowds at every stop in canada and in los angeles. the fully enjoy the trip and are hoping to return...
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. >>> the afghan government says a two-day assault by talibans in kabul have ended. they have been firing rockets at u.s. and other embassies. six attackers were killed along with seven afghans. >>> in argentina, a bus driver tried to beat a train. setting off a chain reaction collision with two locomotives. at least 11 people died and hundreds were hurt. >>> there are mixed results on a new study on teen driving. it found 16-year-olds were 20% less likely to die in a crash in states with strict driving rules. however, 18-year-olds were 12% more likely to have more crashes. one theory, teens are waiting until they turn 18 to avoid restrictions. >>> in "u.s. news & world report's" new rankings of top u.s. colleges, harvard and princeton tied for the number one spot, followed by yale and columbia. >>> now here is an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,105 after adding 44 points yesterday. the s&p gained 10 points. the nasdaq rose 37. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei fell 97 points but in hong kong
. >>> the afghan government says a two-day assault by talibans in kabul have ended. they have been firing rockets at u.s. and other embassies. six attackers were killed along with seven afghans. >>> in argentina, a bus driver tried to beat a train. setting off a chain reaction collision with two locomotives. at least 11 people died and hundreds were hurt. >>> there are mixed results on a new study on teen driving. it found 16-year-olds were 20% less likely to die in a...
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the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> in egypt, former president hosni mubarak has been formally summoned to appear at his trial over the country's 18-day uprising. he's accused of ordering the killing of protesters. there have been questions about the 83-year-old's health, although activists say it's been used as an excuse to postpone proceedings. the trial opens on wednesday. >>> in mexico, the alleged leader of a brutal drug gang near the u.s. border has been arrested. police say jose antonio acosta hernandez admitted to ordering the killings of 1500 people. investigators believe he was behind last year's attack that killed a u.s. consulate employee, her husband and the spouse of another consulate worker. >>> in ohio today, the sentencing phase begins for ex-marine convicted of killing 11 women. anthony sowell pleaded not guilty. if jurors decide against the death penalty he faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. >>> and in sicily, mount etna sent lava above its 11,000 foot peak, recently europe's most active volcano has come back to life with eruptio
the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> in egypt, former president hosni mubarak has been formally summoned to appear at his trial over the country's 18-day uprising. he's accused of ordering the killing of protesters. there have been questions about the 83-year-old's health, although activists say it's been used as an excuse to postpone proceedings. the trial opens on wednesday. >>> in mexico, the alleged leader of a brutal drug gang near the u.s. border has...
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the pakistani taliban have taken credit for other attacks saying they're avenging the death of osama bin laden. >>> a pakistani security officials said authorities are nearly certain that a recent strike killed ilias kashmiri. he's believed to have been replacing bin laden as the chief. his death is still unconfirmed by the u.s. >>> the field for presidential contenders will get more crowded today. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is expected to officially kick off his bid for the gop nomination. >>> volcanic ash from chile has been raining down on argentina. the volcano erupted this weekend after being dormant for half a century. so far, thousands have been evacuated. no injuries have been reported. >>> now, an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,151 after losing 97 points on friday. s&p is down 12 points. the nasdaq dropped 40. taking a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo, the nikkei lost 111 points. and in hong kong, the hang seng was closed for a holiday. >>> and wall street has been to the first full week of june. trigger
the pakistani taliban have taken credit for other attacks saying they're avenging the death of osama bin laden. >>> a pakistani security officials said authorities are nearly certain that a recent strike killed ilias kashmiri. he's believed to have been replacing bin laden as the chief. his death is still unconfirmed by the u.s. >>> the field for presidential contenders will get more crowded today. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is expected to officially kick off...
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his death leaves behind a power vacuum and is considered a big victory for the taliban, ann? >> thank you so much. >>> another milestone up in space today as two residents of the international space station stepped outside to retrieve a broken ammonia pump so it could be returned to earth for examination. it was the final space walk of the american shuttle era. meantime, the landing plan for the atlantis has changed and it's now scheduled to touch down before dawn on july 21st at the kennedy space center. >>> poignant moments in palm desert, california, where representatives of the current and previous first families attended a memorial service for betty ford, who died friday at the age of 93. our own brian williams is there and we'll hear from him in a bit. but nbc's lee cowan joins us, lee? >> reporter: hey, ann. this is the first of two tributes in two different states for betty ford and in keeping with her very take-charge attitude she was very specific about how she wanted to be remembered. to that end, both politics and her passion for people were front and center. >> r
his death leaves behind a power vacuum and is considered a big victory for the taliban, ann? >> thank you so much. >>> another milestone up in space today as two residents of the international space station stepped outside to retrieve a broken ammonia pump so it could be returned to earth for examination. it was the final space walk of the american shuttle era. meantime, the landing plan for the atlantis has changed and it's now scheduled to touch down before dawn on july 21st at...
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and then lastly, is that the afghans have to be able to stand against the taliban on their own at some point. and that this is not going to be a mission that's defined by us seeking independence for them. but instead, it's one that is defined by america's security and stability there on the ground. >> five months ago, mitt romney, before he was an official candidate, visited afghanistan. this is what he told "the boston globe" it is my desire to support the people of afghanistan and not to leave. some argue that is a complete contradiction. >> i don't think so. if you look back -- the first -- he led off his answer saying he wants to make sure we have our troops home as soon as possible. that is being dictateded by what the -- what the commanders on the ground say as it relates to security. i can it's perfectly consistent. >> debby dingle, war fatigue. that would have been a comment we would have heard a lot in 2004 and it's a comment we heard a lot in 2008 in democratic primary debates. i was struck by hearing that comment, even in tone, in a republican primary debate that says a lot
and then lastly, is that the afghans have to be able to stand against the taliban on their own at some point. and that this is not going to be a mission that's defined by us seeking independence for them. but instead, it's one that is defined by america's security and stability there on the ground. >> five months ago, mitt romney, before he was an official candidate, visited afghanistan. this is what he told "the boston globe" it is my desire to support the people of afghanistan...
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the taliban's website published a statement saying, operation martyrdom was under way. today's attack was the third by the afghan taliban since june. >>> there's a new video out today purportedly from al qaeda that addresses the tenth anniversary of the september 11th attacks. it features al qaeda's new leader. he said the attacks paved the way for this year's up risings in the arab world. the video also included a message that al qaeda says was recorded by osama bin laden after his death -- by him before his death in which he criticizes the control major corporations have in the u.s. >>> ten years after the september 11th terror attacks, the nation's top intelligence officials updated congress about the nation's security situation. retired general david petraeus took over at the cia last week. he and the director of national intelligence, james clapper, told congress that al qaeda is weaker and that the nation's intelligence agencies are stronger than they were ten years ago. however, they say, the fight is far from over. >> the united states continues to face a seriou
the taliban's website published a statement saying, operation martyrdom was under way. today's attack was the third by the afghan taliban since june. >>> there's a new video out today purportedly from al qaeda that addresses the tenth anniversary of the september 11th attacks. it features al qaeda's new leader. he said the attacks paved the way for this year's up risings in the arab world. the video also included a message that al qaeda says was recorded by osama bin laden after his...
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nato aircraft are helping and taliban insurgents are targeting kabul. they struck nato headquarters and police buildings with pocket-propelled grenades. the embassy and nato said no staff were wounded, but four police officers and two civilians were killed. i'm joined by the chief correspondent richard engle. 77 american soldiers were injury skptd truck bomb attack. what would make of these incidents? >> the truck bomb attack was a massive bomb that was driven towards the u.s. military base in eastern afghanistan. destroyed part of the perimeter wall and caused a very high number of injuries. that luckily was a several ton truck bomb that didn't get into the base. this attack was of a very different nature. it's good that you showed the map of how the u.s. embassy compound. a few blocks away, militants were able to go into a building that was under construction bringing with them a large number of grenades. they went up to the roof of the building and then started firing apparently indiscriminately down to the compound and the nato headquarters and i sh
nato aircraft are helping and taliban insurgents are targeting kabul. they struck nato headquarters and police buildings with pocket-propelled grenades. the embassy and nato said no staff were wounded, but four police officers and two civilians were killed. i'm joined by the chief correspondent richard engle. 77 american soldiers were injury skptd truck bomb attack. what would make of these incidents? >> the truck bomb attack was a massive bomb that was driven towards the u.s. military...
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this is a big idealogical victory for the taliban. many people are wondering right now what kind of vacuum is going to be left behind and who will fill that vacuum now that awk is dead. >> thank you. let's turn to nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, you've been doing some reporting on this assassination. what can you tell us? >> reporter: we were able to find out a few more details about how exactly this assassination took place. as tia mentioned awk was in his home which is also an office in kandahar this morning he was receiving some tribal elders. there were several dozen people in his home office at the time. that's when one of his most trusted security aids. not exactly a bodyguard. someone who coordinates for him. someone who's been working for the karzai family for about ten years and even a distant relative. this security aid a man came into a meeting walked into the room actually interrupting it and asked karzai if he could have a word with him. this is a trusted individual. he asked if karzai would be w
this is a big idealogical victory for the taliban. many people are wondering right now what kind of vacuum is going to be left behind and who will fill that vacuum now that awk is dead. >> thank you. let's turn to nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, you've been doing some reporting on this assassination. what can you tell us? >> reporter: we were able to find out a few more details about how exactly this assassination took place. as tia mentioned awk was in his...
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this fundamentalism, talibanism, jihadism. this purity of thought that requires the universe it adapt to what you believe it should be and it can get dangerous. a lot of suicides come out of this stuff. we don't need to make people feel worse. we should make them feel better. thanks so much. michelle goldberg and for reporting this story to us. >>> up next, arnold schwarzenegger is back making cowboy movies. the new kind. the sci-fi kind. up in the side sho. watch "hardball" is what you're doing. only on msnbc. your finances can't manage themselves. but that doesn't mean they won't try. bring all your finances together with the help of the one person who can. a certified financial planner professional. cfp. let's make a plan. >>> back to "hardball" now. the "sideshow." could you worse. on wednesday, actually yesterday, jon daily explains out of control phone scandal involves "news of the world." check it out. >> future prime minister or anybody -- >> prime minister, is that what you're talking about? covering the prime ministe
this fundamentalism, talibanism, jihadism. this purity of thought that requires the universe it adapt to what you believe it should be and it can get dangerous. a lot of suicides come out of this stuff. we don't need to make people feel worse. we should make them feel better. thanks so much. michelle goldberg and for reporting this story to us. >>> up next, arnold schwarzenegger is back making cowboy movies. the new kind. the sci-fi kind. up in the side sho. watch "hardball"...
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but in the end it was the taliban who have claimed responsibility for his death. natalie? >> thanks so much, atia. >>> u.s. relations with pakistan are getting icier as drone attacks are intensifying following this suspension of one-third of u.s. military aide to pakistan. u.s. slammed pakistan's reluctance to fight afghan militants along its border. >>> a government accountability report released today finds the system for detecting medicaid and medicare fraud are inadequate and underused. billion of dollars and claims are paid out each year, according to the report. >>> final spacewalk of the nasa era is conducted today. two space station residents will execute the walk to retrieve a broken pump. meantime, the landing plan for the "atlantis" has changed. it will now touchdown in the predawn houring of july 21st at the kennedy space center. >>> meantime, all eyes are going to be on sergeant scott moore at the marine corps ball this november when he shows up with movie star mila kunis on his arm. he asked her to the ball on youtube. take a look. >> hey, mila. sergeant moor
but in the end it was the taliban who have claimed responsibility for his death. natalie? >> thanks so much, atia. >>> u.s. relations with pakistan are getting icier as drone attacks are intensifying following this suspension of one-third of u.s. military aide to pakistan. u.s. slammed pakistan's reluctance to fight afghan militants along its border. >>> a government accountability report released today finds the system for detecting medicaid and medicare fraud are...
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the taliban claim of responsibility has not yet been verified. >>> an emotional afternoon at the white house today as president obama awarded the medal of honor to leroy arthur pettry. he lost his hand fighting in afghanistan. now petry becomes the second living veteran of the iraq and afghanistan wars to get the nation's top military honor. he sat down with medication's brian williams. >> i look at all the military and all the fall en fallen hero gave the ultimate sacrifice. i want the public to know, take your time, honor those that have made the ultimate sacrifice, and also those living. they need your support. and it's amazing what they can do with that. >> the full interview is coming up on "nightly news" at 7:00 tonight. >>> one day after president obama vowed to veto any short term deals, republicans proposed a short term deal. it runs out exactly when the president's term ends. here's steve handlesman. >> as republicans turned up the heat on him, president obama warned if there's no deal to raise the debt limit, 20 billion in social security. payments to veterans and the like,
the taliban claim of responsibility has not yet been verified. >>> an emotional afternoon at the white house today as president obama awarded the medal of honor to leroy arthur pettry. he lost his hand fighting in afghanistan. now petry becomes the second living veteran of the iraq and afghanistan wars to get the nation's top military honor. he sat down with medication's brian williams. >> i look at all the military and all the fall en fallen hero gave the ultimate sacrifice. i...
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the report says the aid could resume if pakistan takes tougher action against the taliban as well as al qaeda. meanwhile, secretary panetta told reporters on the plane it's time to focus on defeating al qaeda once and for all. >> i think we had undermined their ablthd to conduct 9/11-type attacks. we had them on the run. >> secretary panetta met with american military officials. atia abawi is in afghanistan. good morning. bring us up to date. >> good morning. panetta's very first trip as secretary of defense to afghanistan, before he landed he brought up the situation with al qaeda. he said, quote, the strategic defeat of al qaeda is within reach. this is a time to go after him, especially after bin laden. let's listen to what he had to say. >> now is the moment following what happened with bin laden, to put maximum pressure on them because i do believe that, if we continue this effort, that we can really cripple al qaeda. >> panetta said that, in fact, in that information they found from bin laden's compound it points to 10 to 20 key leaders of al qaeda in different places such as p
the report says the aid could resume if pakistan takes tougher action against the taliban as well as al qaeda. meanwhile, secretary panetta told reporters on the plane it's time to focus on defeating al qaeda once and for all. >> i think we had undermined their ablthd to conduct 9/11-type attacks. we had them on the run. >> secretary panetta met with american military officials. atia abawi is in afghanistan. good morning. bring us up to date. >> good morning. panetta's very...
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there is breaking news out of kabul, afghanistan this morning, where a taliban attack is ongoing right now. four suicide attackers involved in an assault on the u.s. embassy, rocket fire and fighting. the attack also focused on nato headquarters in the afghan capital. officials saying at least one afghan police officer and two insurgents were killed after a gunfire from assault rifles and a rocket propelled grenade ripped through the city. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins me in studio to talk more about this. this attack is ongoing. what is being done at the embassy and nato to protect the vulnerable staff? >> this is a very complex attack. it is somewhat disorganized in its danger. it's very coordinated but the specific attack doesn't appear that frightening. what happened was a large group of militants, perhaps six, perhaps ten, climbed up a building, a 13-story building that's still partially under construction. and they brought with them many rocket propelled grenades. when they got to the roof of this tall building, which overlooks to a degree the embassy a
there is breaking news out of kabul, afghanistan this morning, where a taliban attack is ongoing right now. four suicide attackers involved in an assault on the u.s. embassy, rocket fire and fighting. the attack also focused on nato headquarters in the afghan capital. officials saying at least one afghan police officer and two insurgents were killed after a gunfire from assault rifles and a rocket propelled grenade ripped through the city. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel...
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the guy able to hold it together nothing happened on his watch without his approval or blessing the taliban said they killed him talking to sources early on after this happened yesterday, they may not have done it the sources i have been talking to indicate this may have been a personal dispute that emanated from some tribal troubles or some personal dealings that he had and one u.s. official told me he was no boy scout but you don't find a lot of boy scouts there in the area. while he was a very charismatic and well known guy able to get things done he had a dark side that dark side perhaps caught up with him. >> one more topic to get in i think pakistan, eliminates visas to u.s. military personnel the u.s. holding back $800 million to them what is going on here. >> one problem with the whole process is after the osama bin laden killing, pakistan clearly obviously was upset with the u.s. because they were not put in on the loop on this they changed its process where by u.s. citizens can get visas to come to the country the u.s. cannot deliver some of the u.s. military aid to them, without
the guy able to hold it together nothing happened on his watch without his approval or blessing the taliban said they killed him talking to sources early on after this happened yesterday, they may not have done it the sources i have been talking to indicate this may have been a personal dispute that emanated from some tribal troubles or some personal dealings that he had and one u.s. official told me he was no boy scout but you don't find a lot of boy scouts there in the area. while he was a...
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and this is also a hole that the taliban is exploit. so the u.s., very concerned about his death. >> yeah. president hamid karzai, we'll see if he'll come out and speak about this. thanks. >>> and negotiating raising the debt ceiling back at home. the deadline is three weeks from today the division between democrats and republicans may be wider than ever. >> the american people will not accept and the house cannot pass a bill that raises taxes on job creators. now, the house can only pass a bill that includes spending cuts larger than the hike in the debt limit as well as real restraints on future spending. >> dan lothian is at the white house. dan, the president trying to bridge the divide, but does he have the clout to do it? >> reporter: well, he's trying and hoping that he does. that's why you've seen the president call congressional leaders here to the white house now for the third day in a row for these talks, asking them to come back. today with some specifics, with that goal in mind, of trying to get a compromise so they can rai
and this is also a hole that the taliban is exploit. so the u.s., very concerned about his death. >> yeah. president hamid karzai, we'll see if he'll come out and speak about this. thanks. >>> and negotiating raising the debt ceiling back at home. the deadline is three weeks from today the division between democrats and republicans may be wider than ever. >> the american people will not accept and the house cannot pass a bill that raises taxes on job creators. now, the...
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wants more aggressive actions taken against the taliban and not happy about the country's decision to revoke visas for american military trainers this is according to reports by the new york times, he stopped by abcs this week to talk about the tricky relationship. >>> obviously they have been an important alley in the fight on terrorism they have been victim of enormous amounts of terrorism but right now, they have taken some steps that have given us reason to pause on some of the aid which we were giving to military, and we are trying to work through that. >> tensions between the two nations have been on the rise since u.s. navy seals killed osama bin laden during a raid on pakistani soil back in may. >>> a third plane's pilot found himself flanked by f-15 fighter jets near camp david this weekend the plane was spotted in the air space 10:30 a.m. yesterday morning the pilot was forced to land at caroll county regional airport, saturday fighters intercepted two smaller planes at two different times in each case they landed without incident president obama spent part of the weekened a
wants more aggressive actions taken against the taliban and not happy about the country's decision to revoke visas for american military trainers this is according to reports by the new york times, he stopped by abcs this week to talk about the tricky relationship. >>> obviously they have been an important alley in the fight on terrorism they have been victim of enormous amounts of terrorism but right now, they have taken some steps that have given us reason to pause on some of the aid...
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we'll take you on a heart thumbing raid into taliban strongholds. you will meet unsung her roys -- heroes who fight in the shadows to take down the taliban. many of the young americans serving today in afghanistan were just kids when terrorists attacked on 9/11. >> i was a freshman in high school. >> i was in my english 8th grade class. >> babysitting. >> i remember being in 11th grade english class. >> armed with a dire to serve their country, they joined the military and are now deployed in the shadow as part of nato's security assistance force. >> deployed around 80 to 85,000 additional forces. vast majority, u.s. forces. >> general petraeus the four star to led the surge in iraq commands isap all u.s. and coalition forces in afghanistan. >> that surge of allied and coalition forces working here in afghanistan? >> what is accurate to say is that there is progress in certain locations. in quite a number of locations, we've had those forces for a sufficient amount of time. >> the military's counter insurgency manual, authored by general petraeus an
we'll take you on a heart thumbing raid into taliban strongholds. you will meet unsung her roys -- heroes who fight in the shadows to take down the taliban. many of the young americans serving today in afghanistan were just kids when terrorists attacked on 9/11. >> i was a freshman in high school. >> i was in my english 8th grade class. >> babysitting. >> i remember being in 11th grade english class. >> armed with a dire to serve their country, they joined the...
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the taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack, describing it as one of their biggest successes ever, but some doubt the insurgeen ents are behind it. sources told cbs news that the motive for the killing may have been a personal dispute. mandy clark, cbs news, kandahar. >> pelley: a city is giving police officers pink slips the same day they graduate from the academy. the commander in chief gives a hero the nation's highest military honor. and, presidents and first ladies come out to say goodbye to betty ford. when "the cbs evening news" continues. finally, there's a choice for my patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem. today we have pradaxa to reduce the risk of a stroke caused by a clot. in a clinical trial, pradaxa 150 mg reduced stroke risk 35% more than warfarin. and with pradaxa, there's no need for those regular blood tests. pradaxa is progress. pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding, and seek immediate medical care for unexpected
the taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack, describing it as one of their biggest successes ever, but some doubt the insurgeen ents are behind it. sources told cbs news that the motive for the killing may have been a personal dispute. mandy clark, cbs news, kandahar. >> pelley: a city is giving police officers pink slips the same day they graduate from the academy. the commander in chief gives a hero the nation's highest military honor. and, presidents and first ladies come...
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. >> he spent much of 2002 and 2003 near kandahar hunting for taliban. he came back to harvard. in 2009 with the national guard unit he went back to afghanistan. >> and so i spent a lot of time with units looking for ieds. we got hit several times. vehicles in front of me got blown up. i was never hit. i was very lucky. when you run up there and pull open the for and see your injured buddies you never forget that sight. >> this time, back home, he began to explore the science of brain injury. >> what happens when the brain gets hit by a blast wave and slams up inside the skull. >> with colleagues at northeast university parker built new tools to study how a blast affects the brain. it could be years before it lead to new treatment but he hopes it will have a broad impact. >> concussions that your favorite football player suffers or the head injury you get when you're in a car accident and your head snaps forward or shaking baby syndrome, these are examples of nonpenetrating head injuries that can cause a traumatic brain injury. >> today his lab is humming with young graduate stu
. >> he spent much of 2002 and 2003 near kandahar hunting for taliban. he came back to harvard. in 2009 with the national guard unit he went back to afghanistan. >> and so i spent a lot of time with units looking for ieds. we got hit several times. vehicles in front of me got blown up. i was never hit. i was very lucky. when you run up there and pull open the for and see your injured buddies you never forget that sight. >> this time, back home, he began to explore the science...
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is now saying we're going to start dialing back the surge, the taliban is saying, we're still here and we're still able to climb up buildings and rain rpgs on to the embassy. >> as we're learning right now, say that again? all right. so david petraeus is saying all staff is accounted for. there aren't any injuries. is this just a matter of right now the u.s. embassy and nato staff just getting lucky? because if these brazen attacks do continue, there is going to be the possibility of more blood shed life lost. >> this goes back to the point i said initially. these attacks were brazen. they were highly coordinated in that you have a group of militants, significant number, eight, ten, not sure exactly how many, climbed up this building and then suicide attacks on afghan police stations in other parts of kabul. but they're not that effective. rpgs are not huge weapons. they don't have a very long-range. if you're just firing them at a fortified compound like an embassy building, like a military base, you're not likely going to carry out many casualties and that's what happened. so it's br
is now saying we're going to start dialing back the surge, the taliban is saying, we're still here and we're still able to climb up buildings and rain rpgs on to the embassy. >> as we're learning right now, say that again? all right. so david petraeus is saying all staff is accounted for. there aren't any injuries. is this just a matter of right now the u.s. embassy and nato staff just getting lucky? because if these brazen attacks do continue, there is going to be the possibility of more...
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it was the pakistani taliban. they've been extremely difficult. they've been reluctant to assist us. we shoveled billions of dollars to them every single year. i think that they're still not going to be helpful going forward. as a matter of fact, there will be some people in the government, probably further down the chain of command and certainly in the intelligence community who are very, very scared that the names will be released or certainly will be known by the american government. >> okay. thank you very much, colonel jack jacobs. >> you're welcome. >> and as mentioned, we are one hour away from a pentagon briefing where we'll learn more about what the navy s.e.a.l.s seized from osama bin laden's compounds. there are reports that officials will reveal never before seen home video of bin laden. stay with us here on "msnbc saturday." every room every day. like this one. and oops, my bad. so, they give expedia ginormous discounts with these: unpublished rates. which means i get an even more rockin' hotel. for less. where you book matters. exped
it was the pakistani taliban. they've been extremely difficult. they've been reluctant to assist us. we shoveled billions of dollars to them every single year. i think that they're still not going to be helpful going forward. as a matter of fact, there will be some people in the government, probably further down the chain of command and certainly in the intelligence community who are very, very scared that the names will be released or certainly will be known by the american government....
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the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack but there's doubt about the rebel group's involvement. >>> in a moving white house ceremony president obama awarded the nation's highest military honor to army sergeant first class leroy petrie for bravery in the line of fire. petrie's actions cost him his right hand but he saved the lives of his comrades. >> reporter: above and beyond. at's where leroy petrie went in may 2008. afghanistan, his seventh tour of duty. these pictures from before he found out what he was made of. with the true sign of that today being a ceremony, a certain discomfort at the attention. >> to be singled out is very humbling. >> reporter: perhaps, yes, for a kid who used to get into fights and who almost failed in high school. but who out there picked up a live enemy grenade to toss it away to save his comrades. it cost him his right hand. but he's alive, rare for medal of honor winners who usually are honored posthumously. but there's also this. leroy petrie decided he's not done. and when he reenlisted he took the oath with his right hand. his new one. john d
the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack but there's doubt about the rebel group's involvement. >>> in a moving white house ceremony president obama awarded the nation's highest military honor to army sergeant first class leroy petrie for bravery in the line of fire. petrie's actions cost him his right hand but he saved the lives of his comrades. >> reporter: above and beyond. at's where leroy petrie went in may 2008. afghanistan, his seventh tour of duty. these pictures...
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and announcing our withdrawal of troops in afghanistan is not something you share with the taliban. they don't have watches but do have calendars. they know what the implications are. he's made monumental errors internationally and errors defensively. and up to a prem p premise. >> sean: you say in the beginning he focused on the wrong things. you said from the time he took office he focused on the wrong things. if you were elected in 2008, and had been elected and saying the worst economy since the great depression what would you have done? >> well, his first job had to be to get this economy going. and had to stop the decline and that is what the first job should have been. he delegated it over to nancy pelosi and harry read. they cracked a new spending program protecting union jobs for government owe workers but didn't create the kind of opportunities needed in the private sector. then, he went to obama care, cap and trade, and card checks, stacking national labor relations board. one thing after another. liberal agenda he'd been pining for for years, he put in place. and the imp
and announcing our withdrawal of troops in afghanistan is not something you share with the taliban. they don't have watches but do have calendars. they know what the implications are. he's made monumental errors internationally and errors defensively. and up to a prem p premise. >> sean: you say in the beginning he focused on the wrong things. you said from the time he took office he focused on the wrong things. if you were elected in 2008, and had been elected and saying the worst...
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the taliban is claiming responsibility, saying they've been planning this attack for months. nbc's tony zombato joins from us kabul live. tell us what you know is going on. >> reporter: the last numbers of civilian casualties, up to 18. one civilian, actually 18 wounded, one civilian killed, one police officer killed. as we speak the helicopters are still hovering over the building where the suicide bombers took over today and attempted to shoot some rocket-propelled grenades into the u.s. embassy. they landed in nearby neighborhoods, killing one person in their home, injuring two there, and then a second bomb went off, which was a suicide bomber at the border police here west of kabul killing a police officer there and various other areas have been targeted around the city of kabul. >> the sense of security in kabul often tends to wax and wane and i wonder what the situation has been like in recent weeks. has it felt particularly unstable there? >> every day there is a threat of some sort, so there is a high level of alert3etkú it seems like, you know, you're secured but ba
the taliban is claiming responsibility, saying they've been planning this attack for months. nbc's tony zombato joins from us kabul live. tell us what you know is going on. >> reporter: the last numbers of civilian casualties, up to 18. one civilian, actually 18 wounded, one civilian killed, one police officer killed. as we speak the helicopters are still hovering over the building where the suicide bombers took over today and attempted to shoot some rocket-propelled grenades into the...
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general david petraeus said the taliban has lost much momentum on the battlefield. the american cia contractor detained in pakistan on murder charges has been released this morning. a regional law minister said he was pardoned wh epardoned. >>> pirates pleaded not guilty to killing two american couples found shot to death. the victims' yacht was hijacked last month off yemen. the suspects were captured by the u.s. navy. seven prounion demonstrators were arrested at the tennessee state capitol tuesday when they disrupted a hearing on a bill to strip teachers of collective bargaining rights. >>> the girls go crazy for justin bieber, even if he looks a little bit glazed over these days. the wax replica was unveiled tuesday in new york city at madam toussaud's. he has his trademark swoop of bangs prehair cut which, real or not, his fans can't help running their fingers through it. that's as close as they will get, i guess. it's five minutes past the hour. >> what does it do to the wax figure? all the people touching it? >> i think it's safe for now. >> it's going to bre
general david petraeus said the taliban has lost much momentum on the battlefield. the american cia contractor detained in pakistan on murder charges has been released this morning. a regional law minister said he was pardoned wh epardoned. >>> pirates pleaded not guilty to killing two american couples found shot to death. the victims' yacht was hijacked last month off yemen. the suspects were captured by the u.s. navy. seven prounion demonstrators were arrested at the tennessee state...
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the pakistani taliban murder 80 people in suicide bombings. they say it's revenge for the killing of osama bin laden. it's 10:00 a.m. in london, 2:00 p.m. in islamabad. i'm monita rajpal. also ahead. >> they have no voice. >> no rights, no freedom, amnesty international says change in the arab world teters on a knife edge. a rallying cry for missing chinese artist as the exhibition opens in london and why some say museums across the world should shut their doors. >>> take a look at this, dramatic scenes as a tornado tears through taipei. we begin in northwest pakistan where at least 80 people have been killed in a double suicide bombing attack. the taliban is claiming responsibility for the blast which happened in northwest pakistan. they say the attack is revenge for the death of osama bin laden, many of those killed were new military recruits and this comes as the pakistan's army chief is due to address a closed session of parliament, pakistan's parliament today, where he will be questioned and will be answering questions about the u.s. raid
the pakistani taliban murder 80 people in suicide bombings. they say it's revenge for the killing of osama bin laden. it's 10:00 a.m. in london, 2:00 p.m. in islamabad. i'm monita rajpal. also ahead. >> they have no voice. >> no rights, no freedom, amnesty international says change in the arab world teters on a knife edge. a rallying cry for missing chinese artist as the exhibition opens in london and why some say museums across the world should shut their doors. >>> take a...
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the taliban has claimed responsibility for that attack as noted. but there is skepticism about whether or not they really had anything to do with it. >>> president obama met with congressional leaders late this afternoon in another effort to reach a deal on the nation's debt limit. republicans proposed a short term deal, it runs out when the president's term expires. steve handlesman reports. >>> as republicans turned up the heat on him, president obama wand if there's no deal to raise the debt limit, 20 billion in social security benefits, payments to veterans and the like. 70 million checks might not be mailed. he spoke to cbs. >> i cannot guarantee those checks go out on august third if we haven't resolved this issue. >> mitch mcconnell fired back saying, the problem is barack obama. >> as long as this president is in the oval office, a real solution is probably unattainable. >> the man in the middle is house speaker john boehner. bainer's got boehner's got a rival. >> our president thinks he's got to condition any prescription to fix these prog
the taliban has claimed responsibility for that attack as noted. but there is skepticism about whether or not they really had anything to do with it. >>> president obama met with congressional leaders late this afternoon in another effort to reach a deal on the nation's debt limit. republicans proposed a short term deal, it runs out when the president's term expires. steve handlesman reports. >>> as republicans turned up the heat on him, president obama wand if there's no deal...
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taliban fighters attacked the american embassy in kabul, at least six people were killed including four police officers in a siege that went on for five hours. this is an unbelievable turn of events there. the attackers used rocket propelled grenades, machine gunfire, suicide bomb vests and the carefully planned assault, all of it raising concerns once again about the ability of afghan forces to maintain security there without american help. >>> when we come back here tonight, a terrible accident and what a response. bystanders pulling together to save a total stranger. >>> later, how jackie kennedy really felt about her husband and her reflections on a very dark time for this country. r reflections on a very dark time for this country. r sunsweet, growing the perfect prune plum is an art form. and now, we present a true masterpiece: d'noir prunes. they're delicious. absolutely perfect. d'lightful, d'licious, d'noir prunes, only from sunsweet. is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. citracal slow release... continuously rele
taliban fighters attacked the american embassy in kabul, at least six people were killed including four police officers in a siege that went on for five hours. this is an unbelievable turn of events there. the attackers used rocket propelled grenades, machine gunfire, suicide bomb vests and the carefully planned assault, all of it raising concerns once again about the ability of afghan forces to maintain security there without american help. >>> when we come back here tonight, a...
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the taliban is claiming responsibility. it says it is targeting government buildings and has a huge supply of guns and rocket propelled grenades. another report claims that nato's international security assistance force headquarters is another target there. and that is also located near the u.s. embassy. one of the afghan news agencies out of kabul is reporting that there could be mass casualties, but there is nothing regarding any casualties right now that's been confirmed. of course, we'll continue to follow this story and bring you more as it develops this morning. joe and eun, back to you in the studio. >> elaine reyes reporting live. thanks very much, elaine. >> it is now 6:34. we're following breaking news in iran. >>> the american hikers detained there will be released. in the past half hour, we learned that iran set bail at $500,000 for shane bauer and josh fattal. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad tells nbc's ann curry the two will be released on humanitarian grounds. they've been held since 2009. fattal and ba
the taliban is claiming responsibility. it says it is targeting government buildings and has a huge supply of guns and rocket propelled grenades. another report claims that nato's international security assistance force headquarters is another target there. and that is also located near the u.s. embassy. one of the afghan news agencies out of kabul is reporting that there could be mass casualties, but there is nothing regarding any casualties right now that's been confirmed. of course, we'll...
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this is an area that has been considered taliban-free forever, in fact, but this is also an area where two americans were killed. it goes to show you this is an area considered to be the safe part of afghanistan, but still we're seeing americans as well as nato forces dying. >> yeah. well, we don't like hearing that news. thank you for delivering it nonetheless. nbc's atia in kabul. >>> msnbc military analyst jack jacobs. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, alex. >> is this premature, even dangerous thinking on behalf of the new secretary of defense leon panetta saying we're going cloes to defeating laid? >> there's a lot of public relations involved. is he going to carry on a policy that was started before and expanded, and, of course, he is going to say after the killing of osama bin laden that, in fact, the thing is almost over. there's a lot of public relations involved. on the other hand, there's some truth in it too. al qaeda has been fragmented. that's a good news and the bad news, as we've said before, is al qaeda in iraq is al qaeda in the peninsula and yemen and afri
this is an area that has been considered taliban-free forever, in fact, but this is also an area where two americans were killed. it goes to show you this is an area considered to be the safe part of afghanistan, but still we're seeing americans as well as nato forces dying. >> yeah. well, we don't like hearing that news. thank you for delivering it nonetheless. nbc's atia in kabul. >>> msnbc military analyst jack jacobs. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, alex....
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so a lot of of the people who were sitting on the fence are not necessarily siding with the taliban, but not taking any actions to stop the taliban and when you have that kind of indecisiveness, it does help the militants. you could walk around kabul. it is not that there are car bombs exploding on every corner, because businesses do function, but it is not a situation where the government is in control. >> what does it mean for the overall security there with the pentagon announcing they will cut 1.6 billion cost of the training of afghan forces? >> well, i think that they can find that if they crackdown on corruption, but it is not the amount of money spent, but the amount of money lost to corruption, and because so much money has been poured into training programs an rehabilitation programs an reconstruction prograrnlgs there -- program, so there is a lot of money to steal. so ramping it up does not mean less product, but less corruption. >> and richard engle joining us from new york, thank you. >>> and here is what happens when low prices and high fashion collide. this is the fir
so a lot of of the people who were sitting on the fence are not necessarily siding with the taliban, but not taking any actions to stop the taliban and when you have that kind of indecisiveness, it does help the militants. you could walk around kabul. it is not that there are car bombs exploding on every corner, because businesses do function, but it is not a situation where the government is in control. >> what does it mean for the overall security there with the pentagon announcing they...
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he hopes to drive the taliban to peace talks in that period so there can be a reconcilation in this country and the defense secretary w upbeat about killing out al-qaida. >> targeting the new al-qaida chief saw al-zawahri. he said the al-qaida leader may be just over the border in pakistan's northwestern tribal areas . general petraeus who leaves the post this month to lead the cia said al-qaida isurped intense pressure. >> there is enormous damage done to al-qaida in the tribal areas. that is above and beyond the killing of osama bin laden. it does hold the prospect, of really a strategic defeat if you will. a dismanteling of al-qaida. >> and general petraeus said he does believe al-qaida is on the run. back to you, harris. >> back to you. david thank you very much. tributes pouring in for former first lady betty ford who died yesterday at the age of 93 . she was best remembered for her triumph over alcohol and drug abuse. hollywood's biggest tars - stars. her candor caused controversy and openly talked about her battle with breast cancer and the role of women in the military and that is j
he hopes to drive the taliban to peace talks in that period so there can be a reconcilation in this country and the defense secretary w upbeat about killing out al-qaida. >> targeting the new al-qaida chief saw al-zawahri. he said the al-qaida leader may be just over the border in pakistan's northwestern tribal areas . general petraeus who leaves the post this month to lead the cia said al-qaida isurped intense pressure. >> there is enormous damage done to al-qaida in the tribal...
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there are taliban, arabs, pakistanis there. >> reporter: at the foot of the valley, the american base is often hit by pot shots, sometimes from lone gunmen up high who they then mortar.
there are taliban, arabs, pakistanis there. >> reporter: at the foot of the valley, the american base is often hit by pot shots, sometimes from lone gunmen up high who they then mortar.
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it must not embolden the taliban. so far so good said outgoing defense secretary robert gates today. >> i see no changes likely in the next six months or so that are going to relief the pressure on the taliban. >> reporter: getting osama bin laden makes a big difference said panetta. >> it's not only made clear to the world that we will do what we have to do, but it has also given us the greatest chance since 9/11 to defeat al qaeda. >> reporter: that's panetta's goal, even as he faces a more mundane battle over the budget. >> many of the same senators who today praised leon panetta will soon be pressuring him to cut billions in pentagon spending. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, capitol hill. >>> another person has died in the e. coli outbreak. that death toll is now 27, 26 in germany and one in sweden. germany's national disease control center says 160 more have been reported ill, but the new arrest sicknesses continues to decline. 2800 people have been reported sick in germany. the country is considered the epicenter
it must not embolden the taliban. so far so good said outgoing defense secretary robert gates today. >> i see no changes likely in the next six months or so that are going to relief the pressure on the taliban. >> reporter: getting osama bin laden makes a big difference said panetta. >> it's not only made clear to the world that we will do what we have to do, but it has also given us the greatest chance since 9/11 to defeat al qaeda. >> reporter: that's panetta's goal,...
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and the taliban is saying it's only a symbolic step. that's it from the team here and myself here at "world one." i'm zain vergee. thanks a lot for watching. >>> ahead on this "american morning," a cnn exclusive, the parents of suspected child killer casey anthony, they say they don't believe their daughter is innocent. we'll soon find out if those comments could impact this case. >>> the president is on the road this morning, trying to sell his troop withdrawal plan to afghanist afghanistan to the soldiers who have been here and the taliban issuing a new threat. >>> a man who was allowed to fly wearing only lady's underwear and the presidential candidate who wants states to be able to legalize pot, on this "american morning." i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information.
and the taliban is saying it's only a symbolic step. that's it from the team here and myself here at "world one." i'm zain vergee. thanks a lot for watching. >>> ahead on this "american morning," a cnn exclusive, the parents of suspected child killer casey anthony, they say they don't believe their daughter is innocent. we'll soon find out if those comments could impact this case. >>> the president is on the road this morning, trying to sell his troop...